Sunday 13th April 2025 we gathered at the Bridgewater Inn carpark ready for the day’s events.
We were supposed to gather at 10.00am for a 10.30am departure but as the weather was picture perfect everyone was ready to go by 10.15am.
It was probably a prudent move to leave early as the run that John and Cintra Amos had organized was a short but enjoyable run through the Adelaide Hills to our secret destination and surprise exhibition.
John and Cintra had organized a private viewing of what you could only describe as an envious collection of historic racing vehicles and memorabilia.
Our host Chris welcomed us and allowed us to park beneath the beautiful autumn foliage on his property which made for some lovely photos.
Chris is an absolute wealth of information about every aspect of his collection which kept everyone focused on what he was saying and certainly educated a number of us.
While we were going through the collection we were told to hastily exit outside as there was a surprise in play that Chris had organized.
As we exited one of the sheds a red G-Zele Westland Gazelle helicopter in beautifully restored condition showcased some evasive maneuvering flown by Jim Whalley, South Australia’s first chief entrepreneur, a high flyer from RAAF and test pilot background and also an air force squadron leader who flew F/A-18 Hornets.
This was a real treat and quite a surprise as Chris had organized the fly over and meeting as a special treat for the AMOC SA.
The private viewing of the collection cannot be described accurately in words as it was a culmination of so many fantastic experiences crammed into 1.5hrs.
We then continued the run through to our final destination being the Golding Winery.
Even having lived in Adelaide for 65 years there are still places that are hidden gems and without other people’s suggestions we would probably never have known of this venue.
We had a private table under the pergola with perfect weather and a truly beautiful outlook.
Everyone seemed to be relaxed and enjoying themselves as we were served with our lunch made up of specialty entrées and shared gourmet pizzas.
Thank you so much to Chris, John and Cintra for making Sunday a truly memorable day.
Please note the calendar of events has changed slightly and May’s run is now going to be at “Our Place” in Willunga with the run organized by Grant and Julia White.
Mark your calendar for Sunday May 25th where we will be celebrating the 90th year since the foundation of the AMOC.